Tarot Layouts

TAROT LAYOUTSBefore I start listing the cards I will show you some easy spreads to practice with, they are your first guidelines, you need to memorize their positions so your story will flow and start to make some sense to you or to the person you are reading for and always remember each time you do a reading and start to connect with the story you are not alone your own spirit guide is always beside you to help you convey your messages, the card images that you see in front of you is the language of the spirit guiding you mentally or clairvoyantly ( hearing or seeing ) you may not experience in getting messages by hearing voices in your ears or seeing things but surely will get them mentally and this will take practice to discern the difference.LAYOUT (1)THIS IS CALLED THE 3 CARDS SPREAD METHOD

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Ask a question (1only) at a timeShuffle cards cut in three piles (1 LEFT – 2 CENTER – 3 RIGHT)Left pile is the past situationMiddle pile is the present situationRight pile is the future situationYou may use this fast and easy to answer spread several times for different questions as long as you reshuffleIf for any reason you are not getting the answer you may need to rephrase your question or try again another day.

LAYOUT (2)THIS IS CALLED THE 5 CARDS SPREAD METHODAsk a question (1only) at a timeShuffle cards and layout in a fan shapeSelect 5 cards only from the deck and placeOn the table in an upside down horseshoe shape

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Place 1st card bottom leftPlace 2nd card top leftPlace 3rd card center top beside (top left) & (top right)Place 4th card top rightPlace 5th card bottom rightPosition 1 is the base of the situationPosition 2 is your expectationPosition 3 is what will actually happenPosition 4 is what you will or not acceptPosition 5 is what you will end up doing

LAYOUT (3)THIS IS THE 7 CARD METHODAsk what should you do type of a questionShuffle cards and cut in piles of sevenPlace each pile as follows:

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Pile 1 is the base of your questionPile 2 is your recent past event about the situationPile 3 is your present handling of the situationPile 4 is your immediate future dealing of the situationPile 5 is your negative way to handle the situationPile 6 is your positive way you go about itPile 7 is your way in accepting the outcome.(Advice of 5 or 6 will determine your answer)With this spread you can extend the reading to gain more insight by reading any pile from the positions stated but do not attempt this unless you know your Tarot well as you end up with very confused answers and getting nowhere fast but with practice you may learn to understand the rules of the Tarot, as this is your beginning to learn to know the Tarot when you are ready to take the Tarot more seriously and if you live nearby you may contact me for class dates check our workshop pages to get more information.Or you may contact us at (openmindsmysteries@bigpond.com)

SOME HELPFUL TIPS

As there are many layout spreads to choose from practically every deck come with instructions and a few more layouts and most of them display the Celtic Cross layout this spread you need to be in a class situation to really help you understand it properly and purposely did not include this, it may seem easy to follow but this spread can also be extended and may present confusion to the beginner, it is most commonly used but experienced readers take it to an advanced level and can deliver excellent readings along with some other tools or intuition they acquired over the years.

The spreads that I selected above for you I have used and learned over the years and currently still use when I need some guidance myself, the number three layout can answer all your questions because lets face it basically all readings have the same questionsbut different situations and people, you can experiment but don’t get carried away in demanding answer that you cannot get for people and best to steer away from people who make those demands on you by putting words in your mouth and bring you to agreeing with their desires when you know intuitively that is not what you see for them, overtime you will develop tact and diplomacy and you do not allow your intuition interfered with.

There are some excellent books about Tarot you can buy but again you will be better off to buy one or two versions to start with as if in the future you decide to do a Tarot course you will get given all your worksheets and all the modules that you need placed in a folder with all the Rider Waite interpretations.

When you select a Tarot deck always smudge with sage incense stick the first time you open them, also advisable after a few readings or when you feel uncomfortable about others touching them, wrap them up in a silk cloth or place in a Tarot bag.

Lighting a yellow candle (for communication) or white candle ( for cleansing and purifying) plus anointing them in the * spiritual oil together with some clear quartz crystals and then placed near you when doing a reading, it will help you to clear your mind from clutter and allowing you to remain focused to receive and communicate with your spirit guide.*The spiritual oil can be smeared on to your temples or placed in an oil burner in your reading room prior to doing your readings.See our Magical Oils in the Aromatherapy articles for more information on how to get the best use from our oil range.